Steemit is growing incredibly fast and so many communities are being born every day and with them, amazing Steemians who deserve more recognition. The not so cool part is most of these communities do not have the Steem Power to support their members and their quality posts.
If you think you are a role model Steemian and deserve a Steem power delegation to vote on posts of your community, then this contest is for you.
But what is a Role model Steemian?
That term is so subjective that I dare not say who is a role model steemian and who´s not, but I can say what is to me an exemplary behaviour within our platform.
Among others characteristics, a good Steemian is someone who:
- Is not permanently Powering down - nothing wrong with powering down a few weeks if you need money, but permanently powering down means you don´t trust the platform and are not very committed to Steemit.
- Posts original and quality content - quality is subjective, but we all have a certain standard.
- Cites sources whenever part of the content does not belong to her/him.
- Tries to reply to the comments on his/her posts (I have to do this more often, bad Eric)
- Comments on other people´s posts and gives some feedback to the author.
- Does not selfvote more than once a day.
- Does not use bidbots to get votes - nothing wrong to use them once in a while to boost a good post or to promote an initiative or project, but come on, not on every post.
- Spreads his/her votes as wide as he/she can within their SP posibilities.
- Hangs out in some chat channels regularly.
- Approves at least 10 witnesses (30 would be better but well).
But a role model Steemian is someone who goes beyond the things listed here.
How?
Make a post about what you are doing for Steemit, for your community and for everyone else. Tell me how you spend your voting power. If you have a project(s) shout about them in your post. Let me know what you blog about and why you write about that. Share with me how would you use the SP I will be delegating to you if you win this contest. Whatever you think is worth mentioning, do it, it doesn´t matter if you think is small.
Short story, make a post telling me why you are a role model Steemian who deserves this delegation. I will be picking 4 Steemians to delegate 500 Steem Power each.
Rules for joining the contest
- You have to be a good Steemian (List above, remember?)
- Your reputation must not be above 62 - let´s face it, if you are above 62 rep you don´t need this delegation (if you are 62 its fine)
- The title of the post must be: A role model Steemian - Whatever you want
- One of the tags must be "rolemodel" - also, please do not use the tags sndbox nor blocktrades.
- Be member of a community, no matter which one. This rule is important as I want to support users who will in turn support their own communities, not lone wolves. To be part of a community means to engage with other users on a channel on steemit.chat or discord.
- Not mandatory, but a Resteem to this post, helps the contest reach more people.
Important: You CAN post on behalf of someone else if you believe they deserve the delegation.
Deadline
You have until Sunday, January 21st at 22:00 hours PST (Pacific time) to submit your post. That´s a bit less than a week, so hurry up!
Thanks @zinonweke for reminding me about including a deadline, silly me
500 Steem Power might not sound like much but I hope it helps you out to support your community.
The delegation will be permanent but I will be monitoring your activites to ensure you are using it wisely. The only three scenarios where I could be undelegating you is:
- You start using the Steem Power unwisely or you stop being a role model Steemian.
- You become very succesfull and grow your Steem Power effectively, then I will delegate to someone else who needs it more - the point is to support more people.
- Let´s hope not, but if I lose the delegation given to me, sadly I´ll have to take back the Steem Power I delegated to you.
I will power up every cent made by this post to be able to delegate more in the future.
Special Thanks
Remember, making this contest and giving this prizes is only possible due to the delegation I got from @blocktrades. Don´t forget to vote for them as witness here to show them your support!
@goldendawne & @pennsif would be great to see you all join this contest
Hi @phedizzle, thank you for very kindly mentioning me here.
Having looked at some of the other 'contestants' I am sure there are many more deserving than me. And I truly would find it very difficult to write a post about what I do here - I am still trying to work that out myself!
@goldendawne works way harder than me on steemit.
I'll pop this up to the top so you get a good vote for thinking of me, and @goldendawne gets seen.
Thank you.
I did officially enter last night - I read some of the other entries and WOW! there are some real dedicated steemians and GREAT competition!
thank you for offering up this opportunity @anomadsoul
Good luck!
I was thinking the same thing. As they are all about community and helping other minnows. I am a part of communities on Steemit like the Military Veterans Of Steemit and Homesteaders Online. I want to but out a motion that one of these delegations goes to @goldendawne. I may be wrong for doing this but it will not be the first time. @goldendawne works hard for and with this platform and is a deserving person. I do not think she will not brag so to speak on herself to get this so I will do it for her.
Thank you for your kind words! Yes, I am all about giving back and community support.
This in my entry: Can I be the Polish Role Model? | Czy mogę być polskim wzorem do naśladowania?
You're doing a great job for the #polish community.
I wasn't sure if Steemit would be a good choice for me, but people like @lukmarcus show that you can build something really cool and valuable.
Sorry my entry is so late! Here is my entry post into this contest! I am offering up @GoGoGadgetUpvote! Read why in my post here! Thank you to @blocktrades and @anomadsoul for this initiative!
https://steemit.com/rolemodel/@castleberry/the-role-model-steemian-contest
Thank you so much for your post! I feel like a broken record at this point, but I am really grateful to all of my followers for their awesome support for me in this contest! It really gives me that "warm, fuzzy feeling inside" that so many people have shown their support for me! Thank you again, my friend!
Yes my vote goes with @gogogadgetupvote He is doing a great work for new steemians by starting Daily "Introduceyourself Post" Bounty. In this way he helps a lot of newbies. The other series i like most learn some thing new is also great. gogo believes in sharing the knowledge. so for me the best and deserving candidates should be @gogogadgetupvote
Can I post about someone else than me?
Oh... You said lower than 60 rep so @techslut is off the table ( That moment when you're responding and reading at the same time ).
If I can post about someone else, I'll find someone from our community that truly deserves it and publish a post.
thanks!
Resteemed, thank you for the amazing support you're giving to new users!
<3
You're awesome, you know. And you deserve this delegation. You're under 60 and I think you very much qualify.
@anomadsoul - Yair here has a little delegation from me and he totally deserves more. He's been a lifesaver with the Israeli community, managing the @hebrewguides account, admining the Facebook group with me and advertising steemit in every Hebrew crypto-related group on Facebook.
I thought the post says <=62
You're so nice for commenting on this post. For that, I gave you a vote!
You doing well, thanks
I think you qualify for and deserve this contest @samstickkz, you share every knowledge you have all the time and give attention to the progress of others even at your own detriment. You deserve this man.
Yeah! Of course you can post about someone else and thanks for telling me this so i can update the post with it.
Thats great, you could do it for yourself and the other person, however you prefer.
Thanks for the resteem!
Am I too late ???
Here is my entry
https://steemit.com/rolemodel/@artaddict/contest-a-role-model-steemian
@gogogadgetupvote is one the hardest working Steemians out there. Great entry! :)
Totally agree. @gogogadgetupvote is doing great for this community
I enjoy reading his contests 😃 and I see every day resteeming introduceyourself posts.
Thank you so much for submitting me as a candidate to receive this reward!
What a fantastic contest! I just wanted to say that I fully support this! A friend of mine @positivity420 linked me to your post, and a post that he put together about, well, me! LOL I don't see his comment or his post linked in the comment section, but you have a lot of replies as it is. Anyway, here is a link to the post by @positivity420. It really is a well done post, and I greatly thank him for his nomination! https://steemit.com/rolemodel/@positivity420/a-role-model-steemian-gogogadgetupvote
always trying to help others, is @gogogadgetupvote!
Thank you my friend you have done a lot for a lot of people and you deserve it 100% :) Honestly.
Okay, since this contest was brought to my attention, I have found out that another of my wonderful Followers has submitted myself as an entry. Thank you so much @artaddict for thinking of me for this awesome prize! I hope I will be selected to spread more rewards to more users! https://steemit.com/rolemodel/@artaddict/contest-a-role-model-steemian
I am surprised we don't have more posts to nominate you :) But we have in Croatia a saying. "When little hands come together" This is literal translation and Croatian and English is not something you can translate literally. I hope you realise the message :) And thank you one more for helping out newbies.
Thank you for the vote of encouragement! Honestly I didn't know about this post until just a little while ago. The Steemit Ocean is a big big place, it's possible for people to miss things entirely.
It really is easy to get lost in this ocean as you say :) But when you do good things they come back eventually maybe not as good as you gave but, are we being good for good to comeback or are we being good for no reason? that is the quesiton, and I think you are the other type, the best type :)
Thank you so much! It really is about giving for the sake of giving. I mean, if any of the people I support in their fledgling days on the platform make it big and want to support me later on down the line, that's cool and all. But the point really is to get people interested in STAYING on the platform once they get here. It is really easy to get lost in the great big Steemit ocean. I like to think that I help guide people, even if it is just with a simple greeting and a couple of links to good posts to help get people started. There is a lot to learn when just starting out here. It is nice to have people to point you in the right direction!
Yes when they join and even those handful every day, 3,4,5 resteems couple of more uvptoes and a big warm welcome, do you remember the post that had nothing and then you used bots to help it and told us to comment it, the post got over 50 comments... all because of you! And ofcourse that person is going to keep on steemin, and I know it was a lot of people you helped, I can count 10 before I write out this last thank you!
Hello @anomadsoul. thanks for this contest. This is my entry.
https://steemit.com/rolemodel/@seyiodus/a-role-model-steemian-why-i-deserve-steem-power-delegation-to-vote-on-posts
@seyiodus.
I have seen this lady @seyiodus working hard. connecting with others, helping others, and I think she definitely deserves a delegation!
I agree @thekittygirl, I support @seyiodus as well!
@natureofbeing thanks ma'am
@natureofbeing thanks ma'am.
Thanks ma'am
Supporting @seyiodus !!! I see if I can manage a post by tomorrow - sorry for the delay!!! If not, all the best and fingers crossed!! :D
Thanks @meanmommy33. Get on it and write yours.
I don't think I'll have the time today and it's the deadline damn it... It's been a really hard week and didn't have time at all moving and all - and still :/ I only managed to make the @steemsugars post... maybe one of the girls did or can do it by the end of the deadline?? Good luck anyway !!! :D
I do understand you. Thanks.
I work along side @seyiodus at #Promo-Mentors and can say without a doubt that she is a dedicated and community minded steemian, who is helping to build a community we can all be proud of. I wish you all the luck in the world my friend 🙂 🤞
Thanks @raj808 I really appreciate your comments.
hey man, this is an awesome initiative, I'll try to make an entry as I think I'm a good role model steemian :)
Good contest I hope soon to get (62) on reputation. Mean while good job.
You're so nice for commenting on this post. For that, I gave you a vote!
Basically it is what all about... help each other in the community...Right now I have a personal contest... collecting a bag of trash every day, with the hope of to be a model for some one... thanks have a nice day
Apply for delegation to @lukmarcus and @fervi 👍
Don't really think i stand a chance, but i will give it a try...
Please is there a deadline to making the post?
Thanks for reminding of the deadline :P
Already included it in the post my friend, thanks!
January 21st at 22:00 PST time.
Lol... I didn't see the deadline part. I got carried away... I'm really sorry
happens to the best of us dawg, don't worry @anomadsoul seems pretty chilled
No man, you reminded me of it and i included it in the post! You were right :D
Loll.... I feel very honoured to have my name in your post. Thank you very much
hello steemit members! i am julie from oz! lets follow each other! make steemit more powerful and friendly
No no, bad Julie, thats no the way to grow on Steemit.
lol
woops also this guy sir @yuliiya and even using our group tag #steemitachievers so bad.
Lmao.. you have nailed this..
This is the best :D
hahahaha right cmon now Julie
claps hands
Thanks Julie, I think your 5 introduce yourself post were enough spam.
lol....
Lolol in case we missed one.
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Even though I tagged rolemodel... I wanted to share my link here for you.
My official entry
https://steemit.com/rolemodel/@goldendawne/what-makes-a-role-model-anomadsoul-contest
Thank you for being very wise and you become a role model for the steemit .. With all due respect I hope to participate in this part .. However I thank you and I can say that this is looking for a wise man among the wise .... my prayer for you may be healthy always ... forgive me if there are words that are not polite .. Thank you for me from me @bachtiar0210
Here is my entry
https://steemit.com/rolemodel/@ewuoso/a-role-model-steemian-why-i-think-i-deserve-500-sp-delegation
Wow loved your post...loved reading it....it's amazing....thank you for sharing have a good day.
https://mspsteem.com/rolemodel/@hoschitrooper/a-role-model-steemian-its-maybe-me-hoschitrooper
so lets try... i got some nice feedbacks ... hope i get into the contest with it :)
Oh man! I was pumped when I saw this and I knew I had to join it! Your last contest was a blast and I love it!!!
So here I am throwing my hat into the race!!!
A Role Model Steemian | The most basic reason WHY
Sigh... I was all in until
Your reputation must not be above 60
.Good luck everyone who enters, awesome prize.
sigh This bot brother has just made it by a few points ;]
https://steemit.com/rolemodel/@bcrafts/role-model-steemian-putting-a-smile-on-minnows-face-199030d080167
My entry boss @anomadsoul
Thank you @anomadsoul for hosting this contest. ^^ Choose your winners wisely. I am sure you will do all the necessary background checks with steemreports.com as well, haha. I know I would since the community should be the one that benefits from this :)
Of course! I´ll be using different steemit tools to background check the winners :P Thanks for the advice em :)
This is an awesome initiative as it allows those like me who want to give back to the Steemit community and it’s members! Keep powering up guys and give to those that need it most!
You can definitely join my friend, it is open for everyone in shape and form :D
very good initiative friend Erick I am excited and will participate in this, your decision that the award is in delegation of vote is excellent.
To participate, can I post in Spanish or can I only do it in English?
You can do it in spanish Carla ^^
This is my last minute entry to the contest. I hope I was able to make it on time.
Hello, @anomadsoul! This is a good start for our communities on Stimite. Unfortunately, I do not fit your selection criteria (I sometimes use bots to raise my post, which in my opinion is useful for society). But I sincerely wish you to find worthy applicants for your award! Our Ukrainian-Belarusian community will soon be a year old and we are gradually growing and developing, which I wish to you! Good luck and patience to you! Thank you for a good contest! For your witness I voted. Let it be good!
Not a problem if you use bidbots sometimes, not all the time. Give it a shot, you might end up happy with the outcome. Congrats on the 1 year anniversary of the community!
You gave me confidence and support). I will participate! As we once said "The main thing is not a prize, the main thing is participation!"
But you have good talent ... to make good dress, that is awesome. Do not worry event you are not fit for criteria, I stiil support you... :)
Thanks for support! I'm not just making dresses). Have you forgotten my beautiful roses?), My tips for caring for them. Now is not the time, but I will write about my garden again!)).
Yeah...ha..ha.. I almost forgot about that :)
Hello... :) Here's my entry for this contest...
https://steemit.com/rolemodel/@tegoshei/a-role-model-steemian-we-can-all-be-that-a-response-to-anomadsoul-s-contest
Good luck everyone and let's all become a good role model even in our own little way.. <3
go...goo...goo... tegoshei.... use your power... power of tegoshei
OMG! Thank you Hanto... ^^ Your encouragement and the comments of fellow Steemians on my post made me so happy like a happy phoenix... hihihi^^
I think that @mudcat36 and @davemccoy have both gone above and beyond for new comers to Steemit, and I think you'll find many people who will also vouch for this :)
The #newbieresteemday initiative is something that they have done without the support of people with more resources and voting influence, and the response from the community has been overwhelming so I hope they get a chance to keep going with their great work!
I submitted a nomination for @davemccoy in support of the #newbieresteemday initiative. Hope it’s a contender @plushzilla.
https://steemit.com/newbieresteemday/@beeyou/a-role-model-steemian-welcoming-newbies-to-steemit-the-right-way
Thanks for doing that :) I hope they recognize his efforts, but I think everyone that has been nominated is doing a great job.
I agree. There are many great role model Steemians on here.
This is nice. I think i should point somebody for this @sweetpea she is doing education for children. Have nice day..
Well said @anomadsoul. The world can be a better place when people have such spirit. It's about helping others find their happiness.
I'll put in for the "on test, I have someone who has a community and his major goals is to help newbies find their feet on the platform while encouraging them through their earnings..Yet following the very least rules of engagement on the platform
.. @credo..(the community) .. I'm making a post about this now.
@anomadsoul, I think this is great. I won't be throwing my name in the hat, too green i think, but I am sure someone will fill the role perfectly. Good luck!
Give it a try, who knows? Perhaps you have a great community building idea or you enjoy browsing the introduce yourself tag and vote on new steemians... who knows, everyone is new here, the platform is still on beta version, we are all newbies.
Good point haha
Ok, I did it!! I had alot of fun and hope it goes well. My first tag was rolemodel.
This is awesome.. i hope i can be delegated as i really want to help my co #steemitachievers and most specially the new ones.. I'll definitely join
Of course! That community is awesome and I think it deserves more support! I believe there is a voting bot called appreciator supporting your community? Or am I confused?
thanks dear..but i believe some users use appreciator bidbot instead not everyone is supported :)
Would a good curator count as a good steemian? If your emphasis is on finding someone who produces good content, won't the majority of steem and sbd created by the new voting power go to the person it's delegated to? Whereas finding good curators and making sure they vote on other's content makes sure, mathematically speaking, that the steem love gets spread around more evenly. Nothing against what you're trying to ultimately accomplish, I think it's a great opportunity for many, just getting my personal thoughts on it out there. I feel like most with lots of steem power have very similar routines on how to grow their own steem power and not enough gets circulated back in the steeminoid community.
Good luck everyone!
Well, curating wisely is something you do for the community, so why not making a post about it?
Also, I included the "only autovote once a day" clause, which means that at least 90% of the Steem power delegated will go to other users who deserve it :D Perhaps you missed the part about not autovoting.
Oh, autovoting is self-voting on a created post. Thanks for the clarification, that makes sense. I read it, just thought it had to do with bots or something. I don't think I qualify as I haven't been active in any discussion groups nor have I had enough time in the community to be able to make an educated decision on which witnesses I would vote for. And at most I would try to help foster the charity-focused aspect of the community, encourage new international members from less well-off nations, and create one self-voted post a day that would have the sum be delegated to whatever charitable account the people wanted it to be delegated to (by raw vote count, not $). Actually, thanks for making me think some more on what my ultimate goals with this account really are, lol.
Of the comments I have seen on this post, I do believe I agree with this one the most. I absolutely love your idea for spreading rewards to more users, and selecting a particularly good curator would likely spread rewards a little further. I would like to nominate myself for your delegation reward. I have not done a post myself, but two other people have nominated me because of my contests designed to spread rewards. They are linked in the comment that I left, and in comments from @artaddict and @positivity420. I also wanted to bring this post to your attention. POST LINKED HERE! That post is an interview that I did with @ethandsmith discussing my contests, what I do, and what I hope to accomplish here on Steemit. Like I said, I really like this initiative, and hope that you consider me!
This is a great idea, I'm actively involved with community building and focus on all the things your suggest but I'm also almost a dolphin, with purely powering up over the last 6 months.
Anyways I'd like to nominate a few others trying to build community here in steemit and I hope they apply for your delegation. @jist is working on a #woodworking community and @stnwllstrtgc is hoping to build an #edc community.
Thx again for your wonderful initiative.
Thanks for the mention @phelimint! I'll start working on a submission for this for sure!
Oh my friend this is awesome, and the fact that you´ve been powering up all this time is admirable. I hope those you nominate, get their post going and if they don´t you could do a post in their favor, i´ll make sure to read it either way.
Are you delegating for a specific time period, 30- or 90-days like blocktrades does? If so, maybe include that in the rules.
Its going to be permanent until something out of the three scenarios listed above happen...
Man this is an awesome opportunity and I think I have just the submission for your liking.... stay tuned to find out about this can't miss steemian rolemodel
Ah let´s hope you make a great entry, now you got me curious my friend!
with the multitude here what chance do i have?
but never say never.
i will apply and may the force be with me.
Exactly young jedi, you never know and if you don´t join you already lost. Get that winning attitude and get the best post going.
I dont have any particular suggestions but just want to say it is a great idea. Very original and appreciated initiative for the growth and development of the whole platform. Thumbs up @anomadsoul.
Thank you @anomadsoul for these opportunity to nominate a man who I think deserve the delegation @samstickkz
These my entry
https://steemit.com/rolemodel/@engrbrain1/a-role-model-steemian-my-entry-in-support-of-samstickkz
Nice post sir
Good💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Welcome!
wall i think i am out already lol
Thanks for this great opportunity. This is my entry..
https://steemit.com/rolemodel/@chukwunalu/a-role-model-steemian
Appears like most Facebook clients need to be oblivious and imagine there is no reason to worry from my viewpoint. Never at any point comprehended that attitude
lolwut?
Maybe he's trying to say... I think he's saying that facebook investors are oblivious, and they think that there's no threat from platforms like steemit. He doesn't understand how they can think that.
I guess he's saying he sees the potential that steemit has.
I could be completely wrong, don't want to speak for him lol.
So far in my first two weeks I have done all the things on the list except the last two because I don't know about those yet, I could really use more steem because I keep getting locked out by bandwidth like so:
I have also brought a couple of people with me from Disqus and have been posting there daily trying to get others to come join steemit.
That sounds like a great effort considering the time you´ve been on steemit, i would definitely want to read a post about it, you should join.
To vote for witnesses you need your active key. Go to the link at the end of the post and all you need to do is vote for the witnesses you approve. To read about what they do for the platform, just click on their info button.
Don't forget about those not in the top 50
https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=
<insert favorite witness name here>
&approve=1
Thanks sharing this post..
Very cool initiative. I'd say I'd be a good choice -- but I've been using bid-bots to generate some interest in my climbing blog posts (only until they're loud enough to be self sustaining). Excited to see who ends up getting the boost.
Well, how much have you been using it? I updated the post since I think that while i dont like using them, sometimes to promote a good initiative or to boost a great post is ok, but using them requently is another story.
I've just been kind of playing it by ear for now, and trying to cycle through the liquid rewards I got from a post where I was the recipient of a vote from @curie. I've only been using the services on posts that I feel are of pretty decent quality (moderate length write-up, and some informative pictures, with links to external sources that I talk about). To date, I've probably been using them more than what you may consider to be ideal -- but with low amounts -- 1SBD here, 1SBD there, kind of thing.
For what it's worth -- I've been searching around for some guidance on whats appropriate use of these services and what isn't. I see the kerfuffle with grumpycat and others regarding these, so I'm trying to be cautious. I wouldn't mind hearing your thoughts on the matter.
Ok perhaps make a post including that and the reasons why you do it, you never know...
Challenge accepted.
It is time to win some Steem power, I really need to help minnows like me grow with my upvote
Thank you for sharing! I gave you a vote!!
I love this article